Improvement in water-wheels



5km/SM2 i N,PETERS, PHOTO-UTHCGRAPHER, WASHINGnON D C @sind @time"DENNIS LANE, .on MONTPELIEB., VERMONL Leners Patent No. 107,789,aatea'september 27, 1870.

lIMPROVEMENT IN WATERWHE-ELS.

l. The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making partofthe `name.

To all whom it may concern: Bc it known that' I, DENNIS LANE, ofMontpelier, 1n the -county of Washington and- State Vermont,

have invented a new 'and valuable Improvement in` llVater-lVheels; landI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact'description of the construction and operation of the-same,reference being had to the annexeddrawing making a part of thisspecification and to'thetlfetters and figures of ret'- erencemarkedthereon; i 4

Figure lof the drawing is a side view of my invention.

Figure 2 is' a central vertical section of the same. Figure`3is a sideview of the wheel. l Figui-e4 is abottomviewof the wheel.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section of the case. L Figure 6 is'a top viewof the pivot with its armsA My invention relates tolturbinesfandconsists in the construction and no vel arrangement ot the annulargatebetween the chutes and thebuckcts; in 'the cylindrical guide, attae.1edto the upper part ofthe case, and arranged to keep' the gate in properposition as it rises; and `in the novel forni and arrangement of thebuckets and other parts of the wheel.

In` order to procureaccuracy and precision of' operation on the part otan annular gatefal cylindrical i guide is usually employed.

This guide maybe attached to the case ot' the;

turbine in such aunanner that the-gate, in .rising,

either slides withiu'or without the guide.

In my invent-ion the. latter arrangement is adopted. The letter A ofrthe drawing designates the cylindrical base o't' the case of my wheel.

To the .Upper part` di' this cylinder isattacl1ed a' circularhorizontaliianch, B, arranged to extend inward a short distance beyondthe inner ends of `the partitions which form the chutes c.

Upon the. lanch B, the circular series of chutes c is constructed, thepartitions (L being surmounted ,by

the annular plate Secured to the` uppersurface of this annular plate i.are thesupports 71:, to' whichv is bolted the top C of the case, fromwhich ektends downward a circular tlanch, k, which serves as the guidefor'the gate.

D is the cylindrical gate,.mo ving vertically bctween the chutes on theone hand, and the buckets and guideon the other.

It is connected by the rods or arms h.' withthe sleeve l, which slidesover the sleeve m ofthe case.

E represents the shaft ot' the wheel, -arranged to rotate on the pivotn, which is attached to the case by the arms fr. Y

Th'e shaft is shouldered at y to assist in supporting the top C. y

F is the body of the wheel, a basin-shaped casting,

hollowed in its upper surface, and extending dewn` wall, s, to which theupper portions of the buckets are secured.A

'bottom 4of the wheel to about half its height, and in consequence ofthe strength obtained thereby, the

much extended. l

In my wheel each bucket, after it joins the band K, extends to the rearat anangle of about twenty dejunction of the succeeding bucket.

1t will also be observed that the position and curvature ofthe bucketsare such that, whateverq'uantity of water is admitted through the gatefrom the chutes,

v lnediately under or a little in rear of' the point ot' upon theoutermost portions of 'the buckets, thereby with the diameter of thewheel.

The operation of mywhcel is as follows:

mit the desircdquantity of water to the buckets.

The water is directed by the tapering chutes upon that portionl of eachbucket which is above the band K. Y The impetus of the water `havingbeen expended upon this portion lof' Vthe bucket, its reactionary forceor weight operates .upon the lower or inclined portion of the bucketwithin the circumscribiug band. f

rlhe water is prevented from passing downward over the exterior surfaceof the band K by the inner edge of the anch B of the case, which extendsoyer and covers the the upper edge ot' the band.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

the guide 7o and ybetween the wheel and the chutes c, substantially asspecified. v v

2. In combination with the annular gate D, descending within thecircleof chutes, and the sleeve l, the arms It', passing entirely without thecase, as specified.

3. `rlhe water-wheel herein described, consisting of the basin-shapedcasting F, connected with` the circumscribing band K by the buckets H,inclined from wardly to the band, as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of ytwo witnesses. Witnesses:

E. M. GUEnNEv, GEO. L. LANE.

DENNIS l LANE.

The buckets Hare attached partly tothe 'concave This circumscri-bingband extends upwardfrom the lower or reactionary portion of the bucketcan be very l grees, terminating atthe lower edge of the band, im-

it will operate both in the direct action and reaction securing the.greatest amount of leverage'consistent- The gate is elevated to asuicient height to adi l. rlhe annular gate l), moving exterior-ly uponthe lower edge ot' the casting downwardly and out-

